1973 Athletics. British sprinter Darren Campbell is born in Manchester.

1976 Tennis. Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg in four sets to win the 96th US Open.

1992 Tennis. Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in the history of the US Open. The contest lasted five hours and 26 minutes.

2012 Cricket. England beat South Africa by 28 runs to draw the Twenty20 series 1-1. Craig Kieswetter hit 50 off 32 balls with Jos Buttler scoring 32 not out off ten in the game at Edgbaston, reduced to 11 overs due to rain.

2015 Football. Chelsea's poor start to the season continues with a 3-1 defeat at Everton.